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 Platystomatidae? from lowland rainforest, Ecuador
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| pbertner |
Posted on 05-07-2011 22:08
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Hopefully looking for an Id. for these guys. With their wings folded over to contour their bodies, are these mimicking beetles?  Thanks for your comments, Paul Portfolio - https://rainfores...ugmug.com/ http://www.flickr...37609@N08/ blog photo companion http://pbertner.w... |
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| Keith Bayless |
Posted on 06-07-2011 01:41
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There aren't very many neotropical platystomatids. This is more likely a ulidiid along the lines of Stictomyia sp. Yes, flies like these with bent wings are often considered to be mimicking beetles. |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 06-07-2011 09:21
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Certainly not a Ulidiidae. I'd say, an ephydrid or a lauxaniid, judging from its arista.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 06-07-2011 09:22 Val |
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| Keith Bayless |
Posted on 07-07-2011 03:42
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Member Location: USA: North Carolina State University Posts: 49 Joined: 29.02.08 |
Interesting! I wonder what it is, then. Maybe Gaimari would know. |
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| pbertner |
Posted on 07-07-2011 23:05
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Thanks Guys, I guess an ID still up for grabs
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| Steve Gaimari |
Posted on 08-07-2011 22:13
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Like Valery said, this looks likely to be an ephydrid. It's not a lauxaniid (as much as I'd like it to be!). -Steve Edited by Steve Gaimari on 08-07-2011 22:14 |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 18-02-2021 15:52
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If anyone is still interested, that's Notacanthina pendicornis (Cresson, 1934), Ephydridae (Gymnomyzinae, Gastropini), these very photos were used in Zatwarnicki & Hagenlund, 2017 (Annales Zoologici, 67(4): 837-858)
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 18-02-2021 16:09
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